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Grammar : Noun
Spell : krit-uh-siz-uhm
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɪt əˌsɪz əm

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Définition of criticisms

Origin :
  • c.1600, "action of criticizing," from critic + -ism. Meaning "art of estimating literary worth" is from 1670s.
  • noun interpretation, analysis
  • noun verbal disapproval
Example sentences :
  • He kept it to himself, and heard in silence the criticisms made at the club-windows.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Mrs. Pendarves went to see it, and her criticisms are significant for the taste of the time.
  • Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
  • However, even on my verses, speak out your criticisms with equal frankness.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • I shall have the honour of receiving your criticisms in person at Dunlop.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • Your criticisms, my honoured benefactress, are truly the work of a friend.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • Three criticisms of the Territorial system have been made ever since its adoption in 1907.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • If he was in there, it was most annoying that he should hear these just criticisms.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Her criticisms were not confined to passengers of other nationalities.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Leave words to fools, Sir John, and criticisms to those that can defend them better.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • This is noticeable in reference to Cyrus' criticisms of their arms before battle.
  • Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon

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